Tag: Ethnicity

New Insights into Diabetes-Related Foot Disease: Remoteness and Ethnicity Impacts #ActAgainstAmputation

Diabetes-related foot disease (DFD) poses significant health challenges worldwide, often necessitating minor amputations to manage complications like foot ulcers, infections, and gangrene. A recent study published in PLOS ONE by Alahakoon et al. (2024) explores the associations between remoteness of residence, ethnicity, and the risk of major amputation and death following minor amputations to treat... Continue Reading →

0

Association of Race, Ethnicity, and Rurality With Major Leg Amputation or Death Among Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized With Diabetic Foot Ulcers @ALPSlimb #ActAgainstAmputation

A superb manuscript from Meghan Brennan and coworkers from Wisconsin. This so clearly shows the overlap of socioeconomic status, rurality, and ethnicity. Key Points Question  Is the intersection of race, ethnicity, rurality, and/or neighborhood disadvantage associated with outcomes among US patients with diabetic foot ulcers? Findings  In this cohort study of 124 487 patients hospitalized with diabetic foot... Continue Reading →

0

Up ↑

Verified by MonsterInsights